couple of days ago, on 31st October, I paid another visit to my local park, near my home in Bangkok: Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan Park. The rainy season seems to have come to an abrupt end and with the air much less humid and the skies clear it was a pleasant morning to be out [...]
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Phylloscopus Invasion – Thailand Birding
November 2nd, 2017 
Nick 
Posted in Bangkok, Birdwatching in Thailand, Central Thailand, Migration, Nature 
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Returning Migrant Shorebirds – Thailand Birding
October 29th, 2017 Nick few days ago I had to make a trip out of town and found myself with some time on my way back so I decided to drive back into Bangkok along the coast, coming from the East. I stopped at the first coastal habitat I found, a set of salt pans, with a convenient track [...]
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Migrant-hunting at Phuttamonthon – Thailand Birding
October 24th, 2017 Nick In October migration is in full swing and with resident forest birds very quiet probably the best birding in this month is to find migrant hotspots and search for what has been forced to land in search of food and to rest. Parks within Bangkok are good for this as are copses/wooded areas close to [...]
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Phylloscopus Warblers Passing Through Bangkok – Thailand Birding
October 12th, 2017 Nick I the morning of 11th October birding in Sri Nakorn Kuen Khan Park and although the weather was mostly gloomy with some heavy showers I saw exactly 50 species between 7 and 11,30am. I saw some of the regular, resident species which always amaze me that they occur this close to central Bangkok including Stork-billed [...]
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Halmahera Highlights – Birding Indonesia
October 1st, 2017 Nick Travelling from Sulawesi to Halmahera on the final leg of the tour I recently led gave us the opportunity to see a whole load more new birds with Halmahera being home to many endemic species; in fact it was like starting a completely new tour and the anticipation of the new habitats and new birds [...]
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Tangkoko Delights – Birding Indonesia
September 29th, 2017 Nick With comfortable accommodation, good food and a reputation for great birds the leg of our trip that took us to Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, was much anticipated by my group earlier this month. While the weather was not exactly how we imagined it, with lots of rain, we still managed, with local assistance, to find a lot [...]
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The Hunt for Lompobattang Flycatcher – Birding Indonesia
September 28th, 2017 Nick As part of the recent tour of Sulawesi/Halmahera that I have finished leading, we made an excursion to Makassar, in Southwest Sulawesi, to head to the foothills of Mount Lompobattang which is a fairly recently recognized centre of endemism where there are a few endemic birds and mammals as well as a number of distinct [...]
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